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This video addresses what I hope I am doing when I am older.

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Last night Elon Musk discussed Dogecoin in live television. Many people believed Dogecoin would skyrocket after the show, but as I suspected, this caused a tremendous pullback in prices. As of right now, Dogecoin is at 48 cents. Krypto currency in my opinion is very risky, and new investors should aim for stock trading for safer and reliable investment career. 😥🤓🧐🐾

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This monstrosity occurred yesterday, and I was relieved and shocked at the same time. Hours before, my dad and I decided we were going to go to the mall to buy a present for my mom for Mother’s Day. Coincidentally I had a birthday party, and I decided to go then go to the mall later. An hour or two passed and my mom called me saying that there was a shooting at Aventura mall, the mall I was going to. I was shaken and realized how lucky I was. 🍀🤯😮🙏

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What were your first reactions to hearing about COVID 19 when it first became a pandemic last year? Do you think people were over-reacting or under reacting?
When COVID first came out in China, I thought, ‘That won’t cross to the United States.” After when there was a case in America, I believed, “That won’t cause too much harm,” but then lockdown came. Everyone was forced to stay home and many activities were cancelled and businesses shut down. Jobs were being lost and people were getting infected. I personally believe that the first couple months there was no over-reaction because it was very new and no one clearly understood the virus. Although it spreads quickly, I think people right now are over-reacting. At this point, many people are either vaccinated or have antibodies, and there should not be the stress of carrying a mask or have to wait more to sit at a table in a restaurant because there is limited seating. There should be complete normality at this point but the government has become way too political on the subject of this virus. Even so, I am glad I am safe, and grateful for the bit of normality there is now.

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Recently, India has had a horrific COVID 19 outbreak leaving many infected and dead. This is just a terrible event and saddens me to see so many suffer. Now they are rushing to get vaccines although they can make it. No one should experience this and I’m glad I am in the United States now. 😭😷☣️ 🤯

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Q&A with Dad
I decided to do a Q&A with my father, but tried not to discuss COVID and keep a joyful mood.
Q: What did you want to be when you were older?
A: I wanted to be a pilot, but I did not have the resources to go to school and leaned towards the field of mechanics and engineering.
Q: Did you go to college?
A: No I did not go to college because I did not have my father or mother to guide me in the correct path. I dropped out of high school to maintain my self, but still was get back on track. This is why I want you, Alessandro, to have an easier life then what I had and I want you to be who ever you want and learn.
Q: When was the last time you went to Cuba?
A: The last time I went to visit my home country was in 1999 to visit my grandma. She took care of me when I was your age and I love her to death even though she is in a better place now.
Q: How are my grades right now and how am I doing in swimming?
A: Your grades are amazing and swim wise, your coach says you are grinding and I cannot wait for the next meet.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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This was an interview with a good friend of mine, Carlos. He is a swimmer and I asked him various questions, mostly related to his life with the pandemic.

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This is a Tik Tok that me and my friend found waiting for practice to start, and we just really thought it was ridiculous but funny. It is a son with his dad reacting to cooking videos and the dad makes the most weird sound but at the same time is showing his thoughts on it.

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I drew this in Procreate because I got really stuck on anime. This is Itachi in one of his main parts in Naruto. He perches on the pole as he waits to assassinate his brother in the moon light.

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During the course of quarantine, there was no way my teammates and I can see one another other then through Discord. Although it was terrible we could not see each other in person, we could still talk online, keep each other company, and share a laugh.

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Although technically under quarantine, my family and I were fortunate enough to have a boat and were allowed to go to the Bahamas over the summer. My cousins and I had an amazing time visiting multiple islands and enjoying the fresh, salty air.

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This is a risk took me and my friends found while talking on Discord and it is relevant to us because it is a Cuban person doing it, and most of us have Cuban relatives. The guy is trying to tell the other driver he left his food on the car and when he says “TU ESTÁ SORDOOO!” he is calling the other person death.

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This was the last day of the Jos after winning the relay. I finished off winning 5/7 event and getting bronze and silver in the other two.

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In March I had Junior Olympics, and this was an important one because it was my last short course season meet and last year’s Jos was canceled due to COVID last second. It was another great experience that swimming has given me and this picture was a picture with the relay (I am on far right). We won 2 of the 4 relays done and we won the overall team points award.

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With not much to do over quarantine other then gaming, I picked up finger boarding. Now even though practice is back and I am actually going to school, as I am studying, I might fidget around with it.

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I started binge watching One Piece. It is a anime with over 900 episodes and I am on episode 600. I still have not gotten bored of it, and I think I will not for a while. The main character is Luffy and he is trying to find a treasure called the One piece and become king of the pirates along with his crew who have goals of their own.

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The pandemic has made me realize that everything should be appreciated, even the small and bad. This is why I am a strong believer in what the Yin-Yang stands for: If there is good there is bad and Vice versa and there a little good in bad and Vice versa. Although COVID was one of the worst things to happen to anyone, there were still positives. I was able to stay home and spend time with family. It allowed me to focus on myself and relax for a bit, and showed me to appreciate everything I have including my family, the opportunities I am given and many more things. I also realized how important it is to take care of oneself. Maybe if I was not an athlete, I would have not been A-symptomatic and experienced COVID terribly. I am grateful for having a loving family and friends to trudge along through this pandemic and I hope they feel the same way.

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How has your life changed since first going on quarantine last year?

At the start of quarantine it was rough. Out of nowhere everything started getting cancelled. Junior Olympics was cancelled the day before it was going to start and the following day the school informed us we were going online for the rest of the year. Practice was oddly closed when we were informed we had to get out of the pool in the middle practice with no wanting beforehand by the school that the team was training at. It was like this for 5 horrific months but then practice opened in August, and swimming wise, everything back to normal but then we were told parents couldn’t attend meets. In school I stayed online until I got COVID-19 and felt comfortable coming back to actual school. Life right now is relatively close to normal at this point other than the mask but I can manage. I am also not worried about being infected by COVID because I have antibodies.